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Love in the Light - Blessed Is She

Love in the Light

“What I say to you in the darkness, speak in the light; what you hear whispered, proclaim on the housetops.” // Matthew 10:26-27 I’ve found Jesus In the darkness, In...
July 09, 2022
Generosity of Heart Is Hard - Blessed Is She

Generosity of Heart Is Hard

“[G]o with him for two miles. Give to the one who asks of you, and do not turn your back on one who wants to borrow.” // Matthew 5:41-42 My...
June 13, 2022
Joy Is for You - Blessed Is She

Joy Is for You

The disciples were filled with joy and the Holy Spirit.// Acts 13:52 I used to read about the joy of the Apostles and wonder if that deep joy was possible...
May 08, 2022
He Keeps Me in His Light - Blessed Is She

He Keeps Me in His Light

"Even though I walk in the dark valley I fear no evil; for you are at my side." // Psalm 23:4 News headlines and video clips run through my social...
April 04, 2022
Grace for the Ordinary - Blessed Is She

Grace for the Ordinary

[I]f the prophet had told you to do something extraordinary, would you not have done it? All the more now, since he said to you, ‘Wash and be clean,’ should...
March 21, 2022
Questions Are Part of the Process - Blessed Is She

Questions Are Part of the Process

In the house the disciples again questioned Jesus about this. // Mark 10:10 I remember the evening she confessed to having serious questions about God and prayer. In that moment,...
February 25, 2022
Both Joyful and Humble - Blessed Is She

Both Joyful and Humble

"Go home to your family and announce to them all that the Lord in his pity has done for you.” // Mark 5:19 "Why do we have to go to...
January 31, 2022
A Personal Invitation - Blessed Is She

A Personal Invitation

"Repent . . . . Come after me." //Mark 1:15, 17 The dishes by the sink, the broken window that needs repairs, the disagreement in the background that too quickly...
January 10, 2022
Let Me See Your Face - Blessed Is She

Let Me See Your Face

Lord, make us turn to you; let us see your face and we shall be saved. // Psalm 80:4 Lord, make me turn to You. I'm tired, overwhelmed, distracted. I’m...
December 11, 2021
He's Crazy for My Heart - Blessed Is She

He's Crazy for My Heart

For most of my life, I didn't want to hear about being a temple of the Holy Spirit. That tired line repeated by speakers at high school and young adult...
November 09, 2021
Pass the Popcorn, Jonah - Blessed Is She

Pass the Popcorn, Jonah

I am a modern day Jonah. Before you spit out your morning drink, sputtering about how ridiculous a comparison that is, hear me out. Jonah, after ranting and complaining to...
October 06, 2021
Is It a Gateway to Heaven? - Blessed Is She

Is It a Gateway to Heaven?

I wonder if the woman from the Gospel (Matthew 9:18-26) remembers the heat of the sun, the noise of the crowd, the feel of Jesus' cloak, or the love in...
July 05, 2021